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Staten Island Advance/Tevah PlattAt the corner of Beacon Avenue and Richmond Road in Dongan Hills, the curb is broken and the sidewalk is cracked.

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What’s broken:

The sidewalk at the corner of Beacon Avenue and Richmond Road across from the Dongan Hills firehouse is cracked and crumbling, and a section of the curb has fallen into the street.

William J. Counihan of Dongan Hills says he and several neighbors have called 311 regarding an 8-foot slice of crumbled curb.

“Several people have twisted their ankle or slide off stepping into traffic,” he said.

But 311 reportedly declined to connect Counihan with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and said they would not take his complaint without the street address or owner’s name of the lot adjacent to the broken curb.

“A corner circle cement curb was put in there and it wasn’t a very good job” said Counihan. “There’s no light on that corner, so it’s dark there at night and would be a danger.”

Counihan, a longtime civic activist, says the city, not the homeowner— who also has sought help through 311— should fix the curb.

“Bloomberg helped the city with 311, but is it helping if you get the run-around when you call?” Counihan wondered.

Who’s responsible:

According to the DOT Web site, “New York City law requires property owners to, at their own cost, install, construct, reconstruct, repave and repair the sidewalk adjacent to their properties, including the intersection quadrant and pedestrian ramps for corner properties, in accordance with DOT specifications.”

If a curb is missing or defective, DOT writes: “Property owners are encouraged to repair or replace missing or defective curb. DOT may repair or replace missing and defective curb at no cost to you.”